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During its first public meeting, members of Citizens For A Dry Owen County questioned the certification of a petition of 656 names filed last month for a countywide wet-dry election.
Dave Jones, a realtor with Golden Triangle Realty and president of the Owen County Chamber of Commerce, said he recently met with Owen County Judge-Executive Casey Ellis, Owen County Clerk Laurel P. Stivers, and Owen County Attorney Josh Smith and presented what he believed were ineligible names and names signed on inappropriate dates to the elected officials.

A small but enthusiastic crowd recently gathered at Bird Dog’s Coffee to express their concerns on nationwide issues, from the Internal Revenue Service to the
The opportunity came in the form of Fourth District Congressional Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R), Coffee With Your Congressman initiative. Massie said he prefers sitting down over coffee with his constituents as opposed to a town hall meeting, noting that the informal setting makes it easier for people to speak. Of the 20 counties Massie represents, his event at Bird Dog’s Coffee was his 19th of 2016.

Brick mason Cole Stamper and mason tender Forest Stamper competed as a team Aug. 13 in the 2016 SPEC MIX Ohio Regional Bricklayer 500 contest in Cincinnati.
Cole took first place as fastest bricklayer with 496 adjusted brick count. He also won the Craftsman Award.
As winners, this Owen County team of brothers earned a trip to the 2017 World Championship in Las Vegas to compete for the title of “World’s Best Bricklayer” with the returning 2016 champion and other regional winners.

Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a 20-month-old male involved in an ATV accident Sunday.
KSP received a call of a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Greenup Road and Georgetown Road in Hesler at approximately 7:30 p.m.
A side-by-side off-road vehicle operated by Spencer Lawson, 27, of Owenton, overturned in the roadway. Cheyanne Fredrick, 24, of Corinth, was a passenger in the vehicle, along with the 20-month-old child.
The child, identified as Braxton Trigg Cooke, was the son of Matthew and Brook Cooke.

To say farming runs in the family lifeblood for Danny Bond would almost be an understatement.
“My family has farmed all their life,” Bond said. “…We had a farm that was in our family for 200 years, and I still farm that farm. A man bought it when my father passed away, but I still farm it for him.”
Sparta resident Bond, 63, grew up on that same farm, owned at the time by his father James Carroll Bond and his uncle, Ralph Bond.
His interest in the farm began when the young Danny Bond was already learning the art of agriculture.

While much of the buzz surrounding the Nov. 8 General Election focuses on the United States Presidential candidates, voters in the City of Owenton will make their selection of six city council members.
The filing deadline for the Nov. 8 election passed Aug. 9, with all current city council members returning to the ballot: Adam Gaines, Robert Osborne, Larry Dale Perry, Milford Sipple, Jimmy Marston and Bobby Walker. Former Owen County Clerk Joan Kincaid and Patty Sue Miller will also vie for a seat at city hall.

Sometimes the road called life has a detour. For Jason Jones, the short detour is over and he is back to doing what he loves: law enforcement.
Jones, was sworn in Aug. 2 as a part-time police officer for the City of Owenton. In addition to his police duties here, he is also a full-time 911 coordinator for the Gallatin County Communications Center.

Earning the badge
“I’ve always wanted to be a police officer,” he said.

A Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer assigned to Owen County was arrested last week after allegedly threatening to cut his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend’s head off.

The alleged incident began in the City of Owenton Aug. 1, when Jeremiah Denny, 37, of Sparta, forced a vehicle driven by his ex-girlfriend to stop with his own vehicle. Denny then exited his vehicle and threatened to cut the ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend’s head off, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Owen County Circuit Clerk’s Office Aug. 2.